Treatment inhalation pressurized/nonpressurized acute airway obstruction at Dickenson Community Hospital

312 HOSPITAL DR., CLINTWOOD, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1285685727

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$96.60

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Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$420.00

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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$16.11 with BLUE CROSS vs $258.00 with BLUE CROSS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $16.11 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $26.74 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $48.88 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $48.88 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $48.88 ↓ -49%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $77.40 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $77.40 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $77.40 ↓ -20%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $77.40 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $77.40 ↓ -20%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $77.40 ↓ -20%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $77.40 ↓ -20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $77.40 ↓ -20%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $78.64 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $79.72 ↓ -17%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $80.50 ↓ -17%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $81.27 ↓ -16%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $81.27 ↓ -16%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $81.27 ↓ -16%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $90.30 ↓ -7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $95.18 ↓ -1%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $95.46 ↓ -1%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $105.50 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $105.50 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $108.66 ↑ +12%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $109.72 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $109.72 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $119.71 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA $206.40 ↑ +114%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $244.00 ↑ +153%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $258.00 ↑ +167%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $258.00 ↑ +167%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $258.00 ↑ +167%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $258.00 ↑ +167%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $258.00 ↑ +167%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $258.00 ↑ +167%

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Treatment inhalation pressurized/nonpressurized acute airway obstruction at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $167.00 $49.67 – $210.12
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $167.00 $49.67 – $210.12
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $167.00 $49.67 – $210.12
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $167.00 $49.67 – $210.12
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $167.00 $49.67 – $210.12
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $98.55 $14.53 – $465.76
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $98.55 $16.11 – $465.76
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $106.50 $217.93 – $224.34

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